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Seneca Volunteer Fire Department responded to reports of a vehicle fire in a yard near Cranberry on Route 322 Tuesday afternoon. The truck was reported…

By JON HAAG Staff writer An Oil City man is facing several charges following confrontations with four people Saturday night in Oil City. A criminal…

By JON HAAG Staff writer An Oil City man is facing several assault charges stemming from an incident earlier this month that sent one man…

A postal worker freed a Sugarcreek man’s leg Friday afternoon after the leg became trapped under a vehicle while the man was trying to change…

By SAMANTHA BEAL Staff writer CLARION – Clarion Borough turned 175 years old in April, and the town will celebrate its milestone with a multi-faceted event…

By SAXON DAUGHERTY Staff Writer A man wielding a gun Wednesday night at the North Side Country Fair in Oil City forced police to react…

By SAXON DAUGHERTY Staff writer An Oil City man is facing multiple sex-related charges for having consensual sex with a 13-year-old girl. A criminal complaint…

By SAXON DAUGHERTY Staff writer A Franklin man accused of leading police on a high-speed chase Monday in Sugarcreek Borough before he shot himself remains…

By SAXON DAUGHERTY Staff writer An Oil City man is facing multiple felony charges for striking a pedestrian with his vehicle Monday night in Cranberry…

Saxon Daugherty Staff Writer An Oil City man is facing felony burglary charges for breaking into the 257 Pawn store on the Seneca Hill in…

From staff reports A $5,000 mini-grant has been awarded to the Allegheny-Clarion River Valley Region. The grant will benefit a development project that assists the…

By JON HAAG Staff Writer Hot on the heels of the July 1 shutdown of Joy’s Franklin plant, the Milwaukee-based Joy Global announced Thursday it…

From staff reports Oil City police are looking for information regarding the theft of an air conditioner and an aluminum moving dolly from the 100…

By NATASHA BRENNEMAN Staff writer CLARION – The Clarion County Planning Commission approved a new plan for the proposed YMCA building at its Wednesday meeting….

From staff reports Sugarcreek Borough police filed charges against a driver who they said was speeding and tailgating about 6:30 p.m. Wednesday on Allegheny Boulevard…

By SAXON DAUGHERTY Staff writer Two Oil City men accused of selling crack cocaine to a confidential informant in January waived their preliminary hearings Wednesday…

From staff reports Dogs suffer and die from heatstroke every year when they are left in a hot, parked car. Leaving the windows down or…

From staff reports A Meadville man charged in connection with a January drug overdose death is facing new charges after police said he threatened a…

By DREW FRYE  Staff writer Construction operations on the historic Sugarcreek truss bridge have been temporarily halted due to instability in the ground where a…

From staff reports Franklin police were dispatched to an incident at about 3 a.m. Thursday at 1140 Buffalo St. for a report of a man…

From staff reports A storm that rolled through the Venango County area late Wednesday evening left some residents in Seneca, Oil City and Franklin without…

By SAXON DAUGHERTYStaff writer A Meadville man accused of delivering drugs that resulted in the death of one person waived his preliminary hearing Wednesday in…

By JON HAAGStaff writer  Franklin solicitor Brian Spaid warned city council members Monday night that the Pokemon GO video game sensation could get local youth…

By DREW FRYEStaff writer  An Oil City man is facing charges from an incident on Saturday morning which involved County Children and Youth Agency and…

By DREW FRYE  Staff writer  A Meadville man is facing charges stemming from an incident that occurred in January in which he is accused of…

From staff reports Marienville state police are investigating an assault at the SCI-Forest state prison. Police said an inmate attacked two staff members about 7:45…

By SAXON DAUGHERTY Staff writer Forest County officials are working to acquire grant funding that will go toward the replacement of the courthouse’s X-ray scanner…

By SAXON DAUGHERTY Staff Writer An Oil City woman is facing numerous drug charges after she allegedly sold crack cocaine to an undercover state trooper…

By DREW FRYE Staff writer Clarion state police have released more details about Sunday’s crash on Interstate 80 in which six people were injured. The…

From staff reports A fire Tuesday morning caused about $20,000 in damages at Franklin Bronze. The blaze, which occurred about 9:10 a.m., was caused by…

By DREW FRYE Staff writer According to Oil City police, arrests were made of two women following two dispute incidents which began on Elm Street…

From staff reports  Oil City was awarded a $265,053 Flood Mitigation Program grant by the Commonwealth Financing Authority Friday, according to a press release from…

From staff reports David Adams, 26, is wanted by the Pennsylvania Board of Probation and Parole. He is wanted for failure to report on simple…

From staff reports A Maryland man has been charged in connection with the assault of a construction worker in Pleasantville Borough last week. Franklin state…

By SAXON DAUGHERTY Staff writer An Oil City man charged in connection with incidents of sexual harassment waived preliminary hearings in two cases Wednesday in…

From staff reports HARRISBURG – A Franklin woman and a Cochranton woman are facing insurance fraud charges after an investigation conducted by the Office of…

By SAXON DAUGHERTY Staff writer An Emlenton man is facing felony charges that he sexually assaulted a student with a disability in Rockland Township. A…

By DREW FRYE Staff writer A new petrochemical plant in western Pennsylvania has the potential to create up to 6,000 construction jobs and 600 permanent…

From staff reports  Two Oil City artists have been awarded a grant through the Pennsylvania Partners in Arts to produce an alfombra project at the…

From staff reports  A bat found in an Oil City home has tested positive for rabies, according to a report released Friday from the Pennsylvania…

From staff reports  The Oil City police department is investigating reports of multiple gunshots early Friday morning. Police said the reported gunshots came sometime after…

By SAXON DAUGHERTYStaff writer  An Oil City woman arrested in late April after being found to be in possession of heroin and marijuana was held…

By SAXON DAUGHERTY Staff writer An Oil City man accused of engaging in a standoff with police last week was held for court Wednesday. Joseph…

From staff reports Butler state police responded to a fatal crash on William Flynn Highway north of Slippery Rock Township, in Butler County Wednesday at…

From staff reports Oil City police are reminding residents to lock their windows and doors in the warm summer months after a break-in early Wednesday morning. Officers…

From staff reports An Oil City man is facing several charges, including fleeing and eluding, following an incident early Tuesday morning involving Oil City police….

From staff reports (Editor’s note: The Derrick asked for some reminiscences from anyone connected with Plant No. 1 at Joy. Here are a couple of the…

By RICHARD SAYER  Staff writer On her shoulder is a self portrait, a half face looking straight out blankly … lost. The face fades away…

From staff reports  Oil City police have filed assault charges against a 58-year-old man following an incident Tuesday at a residence on Hone Avenue. A…